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Ministry of Defence
NCC committed to grooming youth as responsible citizens; Training Philosophy of NCC Cadets refined to equip them for future challenges: DG NCC
NCC cadets to participate in Republic Day Parade;
Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, Director General, National Cadet Corpshas said that the NCC is committed to grooming the youth as responsible citizens, who would contribute immensely in nation building. While speaking to the media in New Delhi on 08 January 2021, the Director General said 2 contingentsof NCC cadets, one each of boys and girls, will participate in the Republic Day Parade on 26 January. These cadets will be selected from amongst those who are participating in the Republic Day Camp, RDC-2021,which commenced at the Cariappa Parade Ground, Delhi Cantt on 04 Jan 2021.A total of 1000 Cadets, including 380 girl cadets, drawn from all 28 States and 09 Union Territories of the country, are participating in this onemonth long Camp. He said the aim of the Republic Day Camp, is to provide the participating cadets, an exposure to the rich culture and traditions of our nation through a number of cultural events, that take place in the run up to the Republic Day and the Prime Minister's visit to NCC Camp for PM's Rally on 28 Jan 2021.
“The most spectacular event of the camp in which multi-disciplined skills acquired by the cadets will be showcased in front of the Prime Minister on 28 January 2021through smartly marching contingents and a vibrant cultural show”, he said.Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Yesso Naik will visit the Camp Culmination on 28 January 2021.
Cadets attending the camp, participate in a number of activities, like written test, arms drill, microlight flying and the best cadet competition.A number of Competitions take place during the camp, wherein all 17 directorates compete for the coveted Prime Minister's Banner which is presented by the Prime Minister himself on 28 January.
Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich also mentioned that the training philosophy of the cadets has been refined, to accommodate the changing aspirations of our youth and expectations of the society. The focus is now on personality development, leadership traits and improving soft skills of the cadets, so as to equip them for future challenges.
DG NCC highlighted the major achievements of the NCC in the areas of Youth Empowerment, Nation Building, Social Awareness Campaigns, Community Development Programmes, Environment Protection, Sports and Adventure.
He also lauded the contribution of 1,39,961 cadets and 21,380 staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, through Ex 'NCC Yogdaan' as frontline Corona warriors by taking up various activities like Traffic management, Distribution of Food and essential items, Queue management and social distancing, supply chain management, Assistance to senior citizens, Manning of CCTV Control Rooms, Preparation & Distribution of food packets, Preparation of Face Masks and Distribution to needy persons etc. DG NCC also complimented NCC cadets for their voluntarily participation in the recent Kerala & Bihar Flood relief works.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Soldiers Martyred on Indo-Pak Border
The details of Indian Army soldiers martyred on the India Pakistan border  due to terrorist attacks during the last three years are as under:
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2016
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06
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2017
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13
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2018
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12
All the forward posts are adequately strengthened to withstand terrorist attacks. Continuous improvements, including the usage of modern technology, in the defences are made to make them more robust and resilient. The Army also carries out indepth analysis of the terrorist incidents and security breaches that are identified with various incidents.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Dr Santanu Sen in Rajya Sabha today.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM to inaugurate India's biggest Drone Festival - Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 - on 27 May at Pragati Maidan
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's biggest Drone Festival - Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 - on 27 May 2022 at 10 AM at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Prime Minister will also interact with kisan drone pilots, witness open-air drone demonstrations and interact with startups in the drone exhibition centre.
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 is a two day event and is being held on 27th and 28th May. Over 1600 delegates comprising government officials, foreign diplomats, armed forces, central armed police forces, PSUs, private companies and drone startups etc. will participate in the Mahotsav. More than 70 exhibitors will display various use cases of drones at the exhibition. Mahotsav will also witness a virtual award of drone pilot certificates, product launches, panel discussions, flying demonstrations, display of a Made in India Drone Taxi prototype, among others.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Governing Council Meeting of National Productivity Council held under the Chairmanship of Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry
The 49th Governing Council Meeting of National Productivity Council , an autonomous body under Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade , Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India was held today through video conferencing. It was chaired by Shri Piyush Goyal, Commerce & Industry Minister and President of NPC Governing Council. Shri Arun Kumar Jha, Director General, NPC welcomed the Minister, Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Secretary, DPIIT and thanked them for taking keen interest towards organizing the GC Meeting after a lapse of fifteen years. The Meeting was attended by about 180 participants, comprising of Government Officers, Leaders of Industry Associations, Industry captains, Trade Union leaders, financial institutions, Productivity Councils of States, Subject experts, Academicians, and other eminent personalities.
Shri Goyal, stressing upon the role of productivity in transformation of any organisation, said that coincidentally, today also marks Sh. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s 182nd Birth Anniversary as well as the MSME Enterprises Day. Quoting famous thinker Aristotle’s famous line “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit”, Shri Goyal suggested that adoption of technology and digital economy is going to play a vital role in not only transforming the business enterprises in the future, but also in achieving the target of $ 5 trillion economy given by the Hon'ble PM. He appreciated the role played by the worker groups in nation building. Welcoming the wide array of suggestions received from the participants to vigorously pursue enhancing the productivity in all aspects of the industry and public offices, the minister reiterated the Paul J. Meyer words “Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of commitment of excellence, intelligent planning and focused effort”.
The participants in the meeting endorsed the view that India can reposition itself only through productivity enhancement. Some of the suggestions made in the meeting were- sector formulation of specific action plans by NPC especially in agriculture and logistics sectors, identification of Champion sectors which has the potential to drive the economy, adoption of technology to increase the productivity and delivering cost-effective solutions for marginalised sector, interlinking of academia and industry for creation of a highly skilled labor force, financing of specific products to support MSMEs and increase their productivity, national audit on security impact etc . Shri Goyal suggested NPC to work closely with all the stakeholders and emphasised on adopting the best practices from around the world.
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Prime Minister's Office
The world class station of Jhansi will ensure more tourism and commerce in Jhansi and nearby areas: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that the World Class Station of Jhansi will ensure more tourism and commerce in Jhansi as well as nearby areas. Shri Modi also said that this is an integral part of the efforts to have modern stations across India.
In a tweet Member of Parliament from Jhansi, Shri Anurag Sharma thanked to Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi for approving to make Jhansi as a World Class Station for the people of Bundelkand. He also thanked Railway Minsiter, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Responding to the tweet by MP from Jhansi Uttar Pradesh, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“An integral part of our efforts to have modern stations across India, this will ensure more tourism and commerce in Jhansi as well as nearby areas.”
Ministry of Power
Intracity Hydrogen Buses to start Operation in Leh on Trial Basis
Towards achieving Carbon-Neutral Ladakh, NTPC is setting up Hydrogen Fuelling Station, Solar Plant and providing five Fuel Cell buses for operation on intracity routes of Leh.
The first hydrogen bus reached Leh on 17th August, 2023 as part of a 3-month-long process of field trials, roadworthiness tests and other statutory procedures. This will be India’s first ever deployment of hydrogen buses on public roads.
The first-of-its-kind Green Hydrogen Mobility Project at 11,562 ft is co-located with dedicated Solar plant of 1.7 MW for providing renewable power. A unique feature of this project is that the fuel cell buses are designed for operation in sub-zero temperatures in rarefied atmosphere, which is typical for high altitude locations.
NTPC is committed to achieve 60 GW of Renewable Energy capacity by 2032 and be a major player in Green Hydrogen Technology and Energy Storage domain. The company is taking up several initiatives towards decarbonization such as Hydrogen blending, Carbon Capture, EV buses and Smart NTPC Townships.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Navy and AP Govt Jointly Undertake Repairs & Audit of Oxygen Systems in Major Hospitals
Based on a request from Andhra Pradesh State Administration, Specialist Teams from Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam jointly completed repairs and audit of Oxygen Distribution Systems and Generation Plants. Working in close coordination with State Government Authorities for the past one month, six Naval Teams covered several far-flung places in the state visiting Government Hospitals at 12 cities including Nellore, Tirupati, Guntur, Ongole, Rajamundhry, Anantapur, Vijaywada, Kakinada and Kadappa. This included a visit to 15 major hospitals and 4 industries with Oxygen Generation Plants.
The specialist teams undertook a thorough inspection of the existing Oxygen Distribution systems and worked out solutions with local administration. In several places, these teams worked on live systems by using techniques used on ships/ submarines. This ensured that there was no interruption in oxygen supply to patients. Teams also demonstrated and set up the portable Multifeed Oxygen Manifold developed by NDV which can be made easily manufactured by local industry.
The synergy between NDV teams and local authorities was best demonstrated while operationalising the Cryogenic Oxygen generation Plant at Sri Krishna Teja Air Products, Nellore which was not functioning since 2012. The yard team stayed on site for a week to run the plant and generate oxygen, thus giving a major boost to the State's oxygen-producing capacity.
On similar lines, NDV personnel undertook work at VSPA plant Srikalahasti, Tirupati handing over critical data for qualifying the oxygen fit for medical purposes. The Navy has also set up the Oxygen on Wheels facility at Palasa in Srikakulam paving the way for oxygenated beds at a COVID Care Centre.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
204.84 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
23,49,651 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,37,057
Active cases stand at 0.31%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.49%
19,823 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,34,03,610
17,135 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
87.63 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,64,919 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Science & Technology
“Special issue on Protein Biochemistry on the Birth Centenary of Prof. G.N. Ramachandran”
In commemoration with the Birth Centenary of the eminent structural biologist, Prof. G.N. Ramachandran under the ongoing India’s G20 Presidency, CSIR-NIScPR, New Delhi is planning to publish a special issue of its top ranking SCI-indexed journal Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics  on the theme of “Molecular Structure of Proteins in Health and Diseases” in association with the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India
This special issue will publish reviews and original research articles presented at the International Conference “Celebrating Proteins on the Birth Centenary of Prof. G.N. Ramachandran” organized by the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat during 3-4 March 2023. Stalwarts in the subject field, both from India and abroad, viz. Prof. Kini R Manjunatha, National University of Singapore; Prof. Siddhartha P Sarma & Prof. DN Rao from IISc, Bangalore; Prof. BVV Prasad, Baylor College, USA; Prof. Purnananda Guptasarma, IISER, Mohali; Prof A Nag, Delhi University Dr Sharad Gupta from IIT Gandhi Nagar; Dr David Heppner, SUNY, Buffalo, USA; Dr Vishal M Gohil, from Texas university, USA attended this conference. The Convenor of the Conference Prof. CR Prabha thanked Dr Stephen Dimitrov, Chief Editor, IJBB; Dr. DN Rao, Executive Editor, IJBB; Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal, Director, CSIR-NIScPR; Dr. G Mahesh, Head, Research journals & Dr. NK Prasanna, Scientific Editor, IJBB for agreeing to work together for this wonderful upcoming special issue.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President asks writers to promote progressive and positive thinking among people;
Holding mirror to the happenings in society not enough: Vice President
Writers must be in the forefront in the fight against social evils;
Addresses valedictory function of death centenary of Kandukuri Veeresalingam
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu underscored the need for writers and litterateurs to promote progressive and positive thinking among the people even while holding a mirror to the happenings in the society.
Speaking at an event being organized by Andhra University and Mosaic Sahitya Samsta, in Visakhapatnam today, to mark the conclusion of death centenary of eminent social reformer, Kandukuri Veeresalingam, who was popularly known as Andhra Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Shri Naidu paid glowing tributes to him.
The Vice President said that Veeresalingam was forward-looking in his outlook and was ahead of his times and he was against bigotry and superstitious beliefs. He was a strong advocate of widow remarriage, opposed dowry and caste systems as also child marriage and batted for empowering women through education, he added.
Shri Naidu said that today’s writers, authors, poets and columnists have a responsibility in promoting modern and reform-oriented thinking among the people, while preserving our culture and heritage. Merely chronicling or recounting events in a society was not enough. Writers should also point to the foibles of the society and suggest correctives, he added.
The Vice President said that although the country has made rapid strides in various fields, there were many challenges. Expressing his anguish over instances of social and gender discrimination, he called upon writers to be in the forefront in the fight against social evils and in bringing about an attitudinal change among the people. They should must work for promoting cohesion in the society and not divisiveness, he added.
Stressing the need for protecting and preserving native languages, the Vice President urged intellectuals, educationists and journalists also to strive towards promoting progressive thinking and bringing about an attitudinal change among the people to eliminate social evils.
The Vice President unveiled a portrait of Shri Kandukuri Veeresalingam painted by Shri Rayana Giridhar Goud and released a book 'Kandukuri Smritilahari'  compiled by the Coordinator of Kandukuri Satavardanthi, Shri T. Sanjeeva Rao on this occasion. He also felicitated Shri T. Sanjeeva Rao on this occasion.
The Vice Chancellor of Andhra University, Col. Prof. G. Nageswara Rao, the Director, Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam, Prof. M. Chandrasekhar, Sahitya Academy Awardee, Shri L.R. Swamy, the Coordinator of Kandukuri Satavardanthi, Shri T. Sanjeeva Rao and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
Ministry of Steel
First Meeting of Advisory Committees for Integrated Steel Plants and Secondary Sector industry held under Chairpersonship of Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Steel & Civil Aviation
The Union Minister of Steel & Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia chaired a meeting of the two Advisory Committees formed for Integrated Steel Plants and the Secondary Steel industry yesterday. The Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste was also present at the meeting. Eminent members of the steel industry, associations, academia, senior retired officials from the Government are members of the Committees.
In the first meeting held yesterday, it was decided that these Committees shall deliberate on the issues of importance pertaining to the steel sector.
Addressing the members of the Committee, the Minister emphasised that the mantra of the Government is to make decision-making participatory. There is a great amount of interplay between various other sectors including logistics, coal & mines, the State Governments etc. The purpose of forming Advisory Committees is to ensure active participation of stakeholders to listen to the issues and possible course of action directly from the stakeholders, which will ensure success of steel sector.
Issues to be dealt on priority were identified by both the Advisory Committees.
Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia urged the industry to take active part in the Advisory Committees and said that the periodicity of the meetings will depend upon the industry’s desire to push forward to resolve issues common to the sector.
Thanking the Minister, the Committee members welcomed the idea of formation of the Committees and assured full cooperation for robust development of the sector and achieving the targets set in the National Steel Policy 2017.
Prime Minister's Office
PM announces ex-gratia for victims of accident at Raebareli NTPC plant
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved an ex- gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the accident at the NTPC plant in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh.
The Prime Minister has also approved Rs. 50,000 each for those injured due to the accident.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
ACC approval
The Competent Authority has approved assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary , Cabinet Secretariat to Shri Rajesh Bhushan, IAS , Secretary , Cabinet Secretariat with immediate effect and till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada, H.E. Mr. Justin Trudeau, on 27 June 2022 on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany.
As Leaders of robust democracies with shared values, they had a productive meeting in which they discussed India-Canada bilateral relations and agreed to further strengthen trade and economic linkages, cooperation in security and counter-terrorism, as well as people-to-people ties.
They also exchanged views on global and regional issues of mutual interest.
Ministry of Defence
Exercise Gaganshakti - 2018: Joint Operations Battalion Level Airborne Assault
As part of the ongoing IAF exercise ‘Gaganshakti-2018’, in a joint operation, the IAF and Indian Army Parachute Brigade undertook a Battalion level airborne assault on the evening and night of 14 Apr 18, in the desert sector. This assault included paradrop of 560 paratroopers, combat vehicles and GPS guided cargo platforms. The landing force was dropped behind the simulated enemy lines to soften up the likely resistance to our own armoured offensive. The airborne force comprised six C-130J and seven An-32 aircraft launched from multiple IAF bases. The force was provided aerial surveillance by AWACS and protected by a Flight of SU-30 Air Superiority Fighters.
Airborne operations are a means of aerial insertion of troops, equipment or supplies directly into the battle zone. Airborne operations are high risk operations which are based on accurate intelligence, dynamic air dominance by own forces and criticality of requirement by ground forces. Airborne assault is a subset of Airborne Operations wherein combat troops and equipment are para dropped into the tactical battle area. These troops have specific tasks like disrupting enemy lines of communication, capture/ destruction of critical enemy infrastructure.
The accuracy and outcome of the mission highlights IAF’s multi spectral capabilities and its efficiency in providing timely support to ground forces.
UPSC
UPSC CIVIL SERVICES  EXAMINATION, 2020 AND INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2020
NOTICE FOR THE CANDIDATES TO SUBMIT CHOICE OF CENTRE
The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the Civil Services  Examination, 2020 [including the Indian Forest Service  Examination, 2020] on 04.10.2020  all over India as per the Revised Programme of Examinations/RTs published on 05.06.2020.
Keeping in view the large number of candidates of the Civil Services  Examination, 2020 [including the Indian Forest Service  Examination, 2020] and requests received from the candidates for changing their Centers, the Commission has decided to give an opportunity to them to submit their revised choice of Centre. Besides above, the option to change the Centers for the Civil Services  Examination, 2020 and the Indian Forest Service  Examination, 2020 is also being made available to the candidates. The requests of the candidates for change in their Centers will be considered against the additional/enhanced capacity intimated by the Centers for accommodating the additional candidates.
The window of submitting the revised choice of Centers by the candidates will be operational in two phases i.e. 7th-13th July, 2020  and 20th-24th July, 2020  on the Commission’s website https://upsconline.nic.in. The candidates are advised to visit the website and submit their choices of Centers of the above Examination, if required.
The candidates may please note that their requests for change in the Centers will be considered based on the principle of "first-apply-first allot" basis [which is followed in all the Examinations of the Commission and was mentioned in the Examination Notices of the Civil Services  Examination, 2020 and Indian Forest Service Examination, 2020] and once the capacity of a
particular Centre is attained, the same will be frozen. The candidates, who cannot get a Centre of their choice due to ceiling, will be required to choose a Centre from the remaining ones.
All the conditions and eligibility mentioned in the EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 05/2020-CSP DATE: 12/02/2020 of the Civil Services  Examination, 2020 and the EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 06/2020-IFoS DATE 12/02/2020 of the Indian Forest Service Examination, 2020 will remain unchanged.
In addition to the above, the Commission will also make a Withdrawal Window available to the candidates on the Commission’s website https://upsconline.nic.in during the period from 1st-8th August, 2020. All the terms and conditions of the withdrawal of application will be the same as have been mentioned in the EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 05/2020-CSP DATE: 12/02/2020 of the Civil Services  Examination and the EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 06/2020-IFoS DATE 12/02/2020 of the Indian Forest Service Examination, 2020. Candidates must note that once the application has been withdrawn by the candidate, it cannot be revived in future under any circumstances.
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